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I live in Portland, OR and I was shopping for a Honda Odyssey EXL and looking for an exteror color of red rock pearl. I paid a $500 deposit to order a vehicle from a near by dealer (capitol honda Mcminnville) for MSRP (30,810). This was on Sept 30th and the vehicle was to arrive 4-6 weeks from them. He gave me free splash guards + cross bars for free(if you buy these accessories after market and install it yourself they will cost around $200-$300). The vechicle was scheduled for delivery at the dealer on Nov. 2nd. Nobody on the west coast was providing any discount off MSRP for the vehicle. I shopped for the vehicle in California, Oregon & Washington states. In the meanwhile, I was looking at all the posts in this forum about how bad it is for the people in the market if you are buying a vehicle at MSRP. So, on the morning Oct 26th I decided to shop further and requested for deals within a 700 mile radius in Idaho & Utah. I got several emails quoting MSRP. There were 3 quotes that came on the top. College Hills Honda, OR was ready to offer the vehicle $29000 ($1800 below MSRP) but this was 2,200 miles away and shipping it was costing me a $1000. I got another quote from Ken Garff of Ogden which is near Saltlake city, UT for $28992.00(approximately $1800 below MSRP) but had $299 in documentation fee. This dealership was 770 miles away. Then, I got an internet sales person from Honda of Pocatello called me and agreed to give the vehicle of my choice for 29,110 ($1700 below MSRP) with a documentation fee of $149, temporary license for $30 and a $5 tire recycling fee with a full tank of gas on delivery. He had to do a dealer trade with another dealer from Montana and the vehicle will be in at his dealership on Oct 31st. In the meanwhile I have asked the local dealership where I paid the $500 deposit to be refunded and he agreed to refund it. The only downside is that it is costing me about $165 (including one way airfare, one way rental car & gas, 5 hours of time to reach there and another 9 hours to drive the vehicle 630 miles back). As the dealer is giving me a full tank of gas maybe, I might be gaining about $20-$30 here. I am going to pick the vehicle up on Nov. 12th. The drive from Idaho to Portland is supposed to be very scenic and beautiful and I have never been there. So, may be I am getting more...! I know you are all smart guys and you can do the Math. The moral of the story is to shop around even if you have to drive a little and don't forget that monthends are the time when dealers are being pushed to give you better deals due to the sales pressure.
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Thanks dex for the information - I will probably give them a shout. 6 hour drive definitely worth $1000! I too am torn between the Sienna. I am looking at a 2005 XLE with option 5 or 6. MSRP is around $36k, selling price around $33.5 I would think. From what I can tell, this model/option is very similar to the Odyssey EX-L RES. So, even though the Honda is closer to MSRP, the actual sell price is still less than the Sienna. What was your deciding factor for the Sienna?
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Replying to: ddelise (Oct 29, 2004 7:34 am) I was also considering a 2005 Honda EXL and 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE with Pacakage#6 or 13 or 14 or 15. Its very difficult to get the Package you want in the color your want when buying a Sienna. Both are comparable vehicles but if you want AWD Sienna is the only option. If you don't need it your can buy a Odyssey. If you like rich lexus like interiors or read lift gate, Sienna is the way to go. If you like a powerful, smooth engine, drive quality with decent interiors Odyssey is the way to go. One more thing to consider is that buying Odyssey at MSRP is cheaper than buying a Sienna at close to invoice. Many dealers are offering anywhere in between $500 - $2000 below MSRP. I am buying Odyssey EXL for about $1700 below MSRP. |
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I purchased a new EX-L RES $2500 below MSRP. MSRP $32,410, purchase price 29,896) Great van, I love it. Got great service from the dealer and had no complaints about the whole deal.
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Replying to: hart11b (Oct 29, 2004 8:48 am) |
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